When they were young, both attended hogwarts and were. Its okay if you know nothing about harry potter and the movies. This fun fact book is suitable for all ages, so journey through the classic memories with these rare facts you probably missed. Because while you might think you know all there is to know, a bunch of facts have been discovered since the series was born, and there are always more to be uncovered. Everything you need to know about the harry potter. These three figures are centaurs who harry meets in the forest during detention. From the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. Or did you know all the interesting facts of that movie. Harry james potter is the main character and the main protagonist of j.
Rowling has said that if voldemort saw a boggart it would embody his own corpse, since death was always. B ludo bagman head of the department of magical games and sports within the ministry of magic. The phoenix is a large swansized scarlet magical bird with red and gold plumage, along with a golden beak and talons, black eyes, and a tail as long as a peacocks. In this article, we are going to present you top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series that most of you dont know. Jk rowlings harry potter booksturnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997, which was followed by six bestselling books and eight blockbuster films. The title was translated into english as harry potter and leopardwalkuptodragon. Rowing has also told the world what happens to her characters after the events of the books, and poor ron has quite the interesting career path. Top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series. The son of james and lily potter and nephew of vernon and petunia dursley.
The wizarding world is filled with memorable characters. Sep 04, 2018 harry james potter, the titular character and worldrenowned name in both his fictional world and the real one. Everything you need to know about the characters of harry potter 1. Rowlings seven books focus on the magical and often perilous adventures of this young bespectacled boy who is the son of james and lily potter. In the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, the ministry of magic has been waging a smear campaign against harry and dumbledore, disputing their claims that voldemort has returned. Harry potter was a boy born to two loving parents, lily potter nee evans and james potter. Tolkeins the hobbit with names changed to harry potter characters.
He was orphaned as a baby and forced to live with his maternal aunt, petunia. See how many of our 20 nerdy harry potter facts were already lodged in your brain. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by j. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. May 01, 2017 i ts officially been 19 years since harry potter defeated voldemort to end the second wizarding war, which means this years battle of hogwarts anniversary is the last before the events of. Lupina character she had no intention of killing when she began the books and tonks died during the final battle of hogwarts. Sure, the map opens with the names of messrs moony, wormtail, padfoot, and prongs, but, if you didnt read the novels by j. The books cover seven years in the life of the orphan who, on his 11th birthday, learns he is a wizard and the son of magical parents lily and james potter. Rowlings harry potter and the goblet of fire, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. Take this harry potter trivia questions test and see that if you remember this movie accurately or need to rewatch it tonight.
The first harry potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final battle of hogwarts was fought. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. The original title of the first book was harry potter and the philosophers stone and appeared on books in the united kingdom, canada, australia, and other territories. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. Harry potter was born on july 31st, 1980 in godrics hollow, west country, england. Here are some interesting facts about the harry potter series that even. The majority of the books plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan. A hannah abbott hufflepuff student in harry potters year. Trelawney refuses to sit at a table with 12 other characters because. Bathilda bagshot author of a history of magic, and the great aunt of gellert grindelwald. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.
Oct 31, 2014 culture books features 20 facts devoted harry potter fans should know. Check out these 15 things you didnt know about harry james potter. Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in edinburgh, scotland and, as for the names of the characters, each has a special meaning. Though widelycelebrated films, the harry potter movies arent perfect adaptations and here are 10 things about the marauders they leave out. Others, like mundungus fletcher, manage to be interesting and complicated even though they only pop in and out of the story occasionally. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets. Phoenixes will usually nest on mountain peaks and are gentle herbivores that are not known for fighting.
Harry as an infant faces death for the first time at the hands of lord voldemort. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Rowlings seven books focus on the magical and often perilous adventures of this young bespectacled. Heres a list of facts about all of them, including dumbledore, snape, harry. Jul 26, 2011 across ten films now including fantastic beasts. The main characters of harry potter harry potter trivia. The marauders happen to be remus lupin, peter pettigrew, sirius black, and james potter, harrys dad.
Jun 09, 2017 the original title of the first book was harry potter and the philosophers stone and appeared on books in the united kingdom, canada, australia, and other territories. But, it was good book to read in bed or perhaps while waiting in a doctors office. Mar 25, 2014 these were some of the original names of the characters before. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is an enthralling start to harrys journey toward coming to terms with his past and facing his future.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters shmoop. Instead, lupina character she had no intention of killing when she began the booksand tonks died during the final battle of hogwarts. Rowlings writing process to how it changed the new york times best sellers list, here are some facts you should know about the third installment in the harry potter book series. Rowling, the idea for both the harry potter books and the character came while waiting for a delayed train from. Lets take a closer look at the characters in the harry potter series, along with some facts about the series and its author. Harry potter is a boy who was born from two loving parents, lily and james potter. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. Whether youre a casual lover of the harry potter franchise or a hardcore fan, there may be a few facts about everybodys favorite young wizard that you might not know about.
For example, do you know which major character was almost killed off. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. I felt that i knew most of the facts that were in this book, being an avid harry potter fan. Rowling gave her characters names that reflect their roles in the series. From the authors inspirations behind certain characters in the books. Its scarlet feathers glow faintly in darkness, while its golden tail feathers are hot to the touch. Harry james potter, the titular character and worldrenowned name in both his fictional world and the real one. Petunia was the name rowling always gave unpleasant female characters in. Everything you need to know about the characters of harry potter. It was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone by the american publisher because sorcerers seemed more exciting.
Apr 18, 2018 in this article, we are going to present you top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series that most of you dont know. Oct 22, 2015 the casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series and harry potters creator, was born on july 31st, 1965 in bristol, england. Rowlings harry potter and fantastic beasts series, has hit the big. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow.
Two alternate titles for the final book were harry potter and the elder wand and harry. If you thought knowing about dumbedores scar in the shape of london. Harry james potter is the titular protagonist of j. This does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so i enjoyed placing harry and ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in harry potter. These books have been translated into 80 languages, won multiple awards and sold more. Their stories span the decades, the whole saga and beyond. When harry was one year old, his parents were killed by a dark evil wizard named lord voldemort. These were some of the original names of the characters before. Harry potter books made the american library association ala list of 100 most frequently challenged books for five consecutive years.
Rowling, you have no idea that these four happen to be characters you meet and follow through the greater harry potter story. Here are 30 kickass and interesting facts about harry potter. After all, the books are called the harry potter series, not the hagrid series or even. Harry potter was first introduced in the novel harry potter and the philosophers stone 1997. The first line was harry doesnt know how long it will take to wash the sticky cream. Nov 16, 2015 after 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth. Harry receives a letter from dumbledore about his inheritance, due to an ancient rule of the house of potter, harry is forced to take up the mantle of head of a dying house.
Harry potter ronald weasley hermione granger albus dumbledore voldemort rubeus hagrid minerva mcgonagall severus snape professor quirrell. Jul 31, 2015 this does not seem to happen in male bathrooms, so i enjoyed placing harry and ron in such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in harry potter and the chamber of secrets and harry potter and. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the series are celebrating 20 years with harry and the. Harry potter series is one of its own kind in the magical world of movies. At the beginning of the book, harry is an unimpressive figure. It was the first book written by rowling, and she was praised for creating wellrounded characters and a fully realized wizard universe that. Two alternate titles for the final book were harry potter and the elder wand and harry potter. Harrys parents, james and lily potter, were killed by lord voldemort when he was a baby. The casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them. He must learn what it means to be a potter in the pureblood dominated society as well as dealing with consequences of his desire for freedom. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. Harry potter the main character of the series, gryffindor student at hogwarts, orphaned son of james and lily potter, husband of ginny weasley, father of james sirius, albus severus and lily luna potter.
Katie bell gryffindor quidditch chaser one year above harry potter. How the harry potter characters looked in the books vs. Harry is described as short and skinny, with striking green eyes and permanently unruly black hair. The harry potter films began fifteen years ago, at the early turn of the. Here you will know how well you know about the harry potter. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. I ts officially been 19 years since harry potter defeated voldemort to end the second wizarding war, which means this years battle of hogwarts anniversary is the last before the events of. Apr 01, 2019 two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the series are celebrating 20 years with harry and the. After 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth.
The crimes of grindelwald the wizarding world saga, comprising j. Actor haley joel osment could have been harry potter instead of daniel radcliffe. Harry james potter was born on 31 july, 1980, to james and lily potter nee evans, two members of the original order of the phoenix at the height of the first wizarding war, only hours after his classmatetobe neville longbottom. He wears glasses his whole life, and has a scar on his forehead in the shape of the lightning bolt.
The 30 greatest harry potter and fantastic beasts characters. Harry potter character facts for kids kiddle encyclopedia. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular. Dec 14, 2017 what if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. The harry potter series proved incredibly popular with both children and adults worldwide. Rowlings harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists.
All of us who watch this movie now think of it as the s. It was the first book written by rowling, and she was praised for creating wellrounded characters and a fully realized wizard universe that coexisted with the present world. Some, like severus snape, are complex and mysterious. An unauthorized harry potter sequel was sold in china consisting of the hobbit with the names changed to harry potter characters.
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